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TOKYO, Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced that "PlayStation™Now" (PS Now), the company's streaming game service that leverages cloud-based technology, will become officially available in the United States this summer. PS Now will deliver a variety of popular PlayStation®3 (PS3™) game titles*1 first on PlayStation®4 (PS4™) and PS3 systems, followed by the PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) system.
(Logo: https://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020701/SFM066LOGO)
In addition to PlayStation platforms, most 2014 U.S. models of Sony's BRAVIA® TV*2 lineup will support PS Now. Eventually the service will expand beyond PlayStation platforms and Sony devices, allowing users to stream PlayStation games on numerous other Internet-connected devices.
SCE's vision for PS Now is to enable users to instantly enjoy a wide range of full games on the Internet-connected consumer electronics devices they use every day. The accessibility of PS Now means, for example, that PS4 users in the living room can continue playing a game on a PS3 system in their bedroom. Or PS Vita users can enjoy instant access to a game wherever there's Wi-Fi connectivity, such as outdoors, then can switch to a supporting BRAVIA® TV's big screen and play the same game after arriving home.
PS Now will offer choice to gamers with how they want to access content. Gamers can rent by title for specific games they are interested in, or they can choose a subscription that delivers additional value with the ability to explore and play many games available across a wide variety of genres. In addition, the service will support many popular PSNSM features such as online multi-player, Trophies, and messages.
"We are thrilled to deliver entertainment experiences only possible from PlayStation through our new streaming game service," said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. "PS Now will allow users to engage in the world of PlayStation, whether they're existing fans or have never owned a PlayStation platform."
During the 2014 International CES held in Las Vegas from January 7, attendees can visit the Sony booth to have a hands-on experience with the PS Now service for the first time ever. Attendees can enjoy four blockbuster PS3 titles, BEYOND: Two Souls, God of War: Ascension, The Last of Us and Puppeteer from SCE Worldwide Studios, on PS Vita or BRAVIA® TV.
Prior to the official launch, SCE will begin a beta program on PS3 systems in certain regions of the United States from the end of January. Additional information about PS Now will be available at https://us.playstation.com/playstationnow.
SCE will continue to create and expand a new world of entertainment only available on PlayStation through the introduction of innovative technologies and services that deliver amazing experiences.
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*1 Details of supported titles will be announced when ready.
*2 Among the 9 U.S. models launching in 2014, 1 model (KDL-R400B) will not support this service.
About Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Recognized as a global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumer-based computer entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) manufactures, distributes, develops and markets the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system, the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system, the PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) portable entertainment system and the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. SCEI has revolutionized home entertainment since it launched PlayStation® in 1994. PlayStation®2 further enhanced the PlayStation® legacy as the core of home networked entertainment. PSP broadens the entertainment experiences into the portable arena. PS3 is a computer entertainment system that incorporates the powerful Cell Broadband Engine and RSX processors. PS Vita is an ultimate portable entertainment system that offers a revolutionary combination of rich gaming and social connectivity. PlayStation®4 redefines rich and immersive gameplay with powerful graphics and speed, intelligent personalization and deeply integrated social capabilities. PSNSM, that includes PlayStation®Store, delivers unparalleled online gaming experience to PlayStation users. SCEI also delivers the PlayStation experience to open operating systems through PlayStation®Mobile, a cross device platform. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, SCEI, along with its affiliated companies, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., and its division company, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia, develops, publishes, markets and distributes hardware and software, and manages the third party licensing programs for these platforms in their respective markets worldwide.
"PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.. PS3, PS4 and PSN are trademarks of the same company.
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.


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VIDEOS: Dr Ruth Levitt & Stephen Boys Smith on Expertise and Policy: the Rise of the Government "Tsar"
3 April 2013
A government "tsar" is defined as an individual from outside government who is publicly appointed by a minister to advise on policy development on the basis of their expertise. Their numbers have soared since 1997. Recently published research by Dr Ruth Levitt and William Solesbury (see kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/politicaleconomy/research/tsars.aspx) is the first to systematically investigate and charter the growth in tsar appointments, examine the nature of tsars' expertise, the issues ministers have asked them to address and the difference they can make. Dr Levitt will discuss the study's findings and the important questions of accountability and the use of expertise in the policy system. Former tsar Stephen Boys Smith will provide a first-hand account of his experience in the role.
Dr Ruth Levitt is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the Dept of Political Economy at King's College London, and an independent researcher working on public policy analysis and evaluation studies in academic and not-for-profit environments. Studies include policy tsars, the role of outsiders in Whitehall, the use of evidence in audit, inspection and scrutiny of UK government, and the role of evidence in the UK's policy making on GM crops. She is also a Research Fellow at the Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide, and a Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of North American Studies at KCL.
Stephen Boys Smith CB is a former civil servant. He spent most of his career in the Home Office, with spells in the Central Policy Review Staff, the Northern Ireland Office and the Treasury. In his last three posts he headed the police, the immigration and nationality, and the counter-terrorism and organised crime parts of the department. After leaving the Home Office he was Secretary to the Independent Monitoring Commission in Northern Ireland and served on the Civil Service Appeal Board.

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- User Name: angelx03
- Member Since: Tuesday, January 21, 2003, 7:13 PM
- Location: Tampa, FL, United States
- Last Login: 2014-03-02 15:46:55
- Forum Info: Profile Posts (12757)
- Usefulness: 131.3 with
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[average 119.4 of 231882 opinions; standard deviation 432.1 ] - Profile: Practically, I'm into a pretty good variety of anime as you could see on the list (there's a lot more anime I like, but I couldn't fit any to the top 10). Man, I'm a sucker to moderately kawaii anime as well as anime that has a lot of action and makes you think. Don't expect me to make a music video since I have no ideas, and I have limited sources (heck I don't even have a website or a credit card to pay for services). I'd rather be a critic to these anime music videos. Just hope I have time to criticize most of the videos I've listed since I'm still a senior in high school.
Ok, I haven't updated my profile for a VERY long time. I'm actually in college right now in Rochester Insititute of Technology majoring in civil enginnering technology. I'll probably update this profile little by little since I'm really lazy.
Ok, I gave in and made an AMV. Check it out!
So much stuff has happened to me! First off, I'm now an applied mathematics major. I can be that guy in NUM3ERS and use math to solve crimes for the FBI! lololol
Also, I have a Youtube account where I'll mostly post my yuri AMVs (and pray they don't get taken donw). Check it out!


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Can't get to the beach? No sweat! The beach has come to you in the form of Newport Green, a new (and rare) "urban beach" along the Hudson River in the Newport development.
Although officially opened and unveiled to the public in the spring, the Newport Beach Party, held on July 25, was its community christening. The party, which attracted more than 1,000 Jersey City and Hoboken residents, was like a neighborhood block party, complete with music, food, and family-oriented fun.
"It's actually, pretty nice here," said Jersey City resident John "Lhew" Rodriguez, referring to Newport Green. "There's a sandy beach where people can lay out and look across the Hudson River. You get this great view of New York. They have a playground, table tennis. There's a water park for kids. You get all this, without leaving Jersey City."
Access to the party – like the park itself – was free and open to all.
E-mail E. Assata Wright at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I recently upgraded to 11.10 from 11.04, everything went fine, still hate unity and all that. But my battery status is not showing up at all, even on my laptop. There isn't even any spaces for it, there is only the Mail Icon, Wirelesss Icon, Sound, Time, [username] and Power. I have tried several different things to get it, but I am at a loss. Please help
- I've already tried to install
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Project ACE - Accelerated Content-Based English
In 2008, the Padrón Campus of Miami Dade College received a Title V-grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop accelerated courses in English for academic purposes. The resulting program, called Project ACE, uses content-based instruction to teach English as a second language. Content-based instruction is a curriculum design in which instructional material, learning tasks, and classroom technology used in the language classroom come from academic disciplines like psychology and biology.
The ultimate goal of Project ACE is to equip students with the language skills they need to continue their education or advance in the workforce.
Eligibility Criteria:
Project ACE is a fast-track English for Academic Purposes program for students with strong academic backgrounds. To be considered for admission
into Project ACE, applicants must:
- Be admissible as a student at Miami Dade College.
- Place into the appropriate level of English for Academic Purposes.
- Demonstrate commitment to complete Project ACE courses and have the time available to do so.
- Provide evidence of academic achievement. (Learn more)


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Angels, Anthony Rendon reach $245M, 7-year deal
Third baseman Anthony Rendon and the Los Angeles Angels agreed to a $245 million, seven-year contract Wednesday, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced and was subject to a successful physical.
Rendon gets a $4 million signing bonus payable by Dec. 31 and salaries of $25.5 million next season, $27.5 million in 2021, $36 million in 2022 and $38 million each year from 2023-26. He would receive a $250,000 bonus for World Series MVP, $150,000 for League Championship Series MVP, $125,000 for election as an All-Star starter and $100,000 for selection as a reserve.
Rendon is the third prized free agent to strike a big-money deal at this week's baseball winter meetings. He'll join three-time MVPs Mike Trout and Albert Pujols on a team that's made just one postseason appearance in the past decade.
The Angels had missed out on free agent right-hander Gerrit Cole, who agreed to a record $324 million, nine-year contract with the New York Yankees on Tuesday night, a person familiar with the deal told the AP.
"With our flexibility, if we miss a big player, there's still very talented players that are accessible in the free agent and trade market right now," Angels general manager Billy Eppler said earlier Wednesday.
Rendon, who has played all seven of his major league seasons with Washington, drove in a career-best 126 runs while helping the Nationals capture the franchise's first World Series championship this year. His 19.9 Wins Above Replacement, per FanGraphs, over the past four seasons trails only Trout, Boston's Mookie Betts and Milwaukee's Christian Yelich among position players.
Rendon is the latest big signing by owner Arte Moreno, following Pujols, Shohei Ohtani, Josh Hamilton and C.J. Wilson.
"We're within some structure of a budget and a payroll forecast that you relatively want to be near and then we just take those opportunities to Arte and see if he'll grant us the permission to do those things," Eppler said. "There's good players out there and players that warrant some sizeable contracts. I know the players that he likes."
Rendon follows Bryce Harper as a homegrown star in Washington to leave via free agency — Harper signed a $330 million, 13-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies last March. The Nationals had remained in contact with the 29-year-old Rendon's representatives Wednesday, according to general manager Mike Rizzo.
"The third base market specifically is an active market," Rizzo said. "There are several teams that are in the market for that particular position. I think it will move fairly rapidly, not only in the free-agent market but in the trade market I think we'll see some activity."
After the news broke, Nationals shortstop Trea Turner tweeted video of himself kicking around a T-shirt featuring a picture of Rendon's face and the message: "Anthony is my favorite player."
It marks the fourth big free-agent deal of the offseason pulled off by agent Scott Boras. Infielder Mike Moustakas joined the Cincinnati Reds on a $64 million, four-year contract, then right-hander Stephen Strasburg reached a $245 million, seven-year contract Monday to stay with the Nationals before Cole's pending signing came together a day later.


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I'm very excited to share the 9th episode of the Woolful podcast, I really am this excited every week, trust me ;). Today we get to meet two women whom I've come to greatly admire, each from opposite sides of the world. Both Karen Templer of Fringe Association and Felicia Semple of The Craft Sessions, focus on intentional making and creating a handmade wardrobe, and that doing so doesn't take talent, but a willingness to learn.
Sponsor: This week's episode is sponsored by StashBot. Buy yarn smarter with Hannah Fettig's new iOS app StashBot. If you find a yarn you can't live without, StashBot will help you determine how much you should buy. It will pay for itself again and again as it saves you from purchasing more skeins of yarn than you need. Just as importantly it will keep your stash useful as you will be sure to have enough yarn to knit the projects you would like. StashBot will soon be available for Android and is also available in print. For more information head to www.knitbot.com/stashbot.
Fiber folk 1: Karen joins us to share her journey from designer to proprietress and her passion for a handmade wardrobe made of things created with intention. You can find her at both fringeassociation.com and fringesupplyco.com as well as on Instagram at @karentempler and @fringesupplyco.
Man on the Street: For this week's "Man on the Street" I asked a handful of fiber enthusiasts to answer the following question, "Share a little about your stash and the goals you have for it this year…". We had some amazing replies from, Andrea @dreareneeknits, Jennifer @jaykay_knits, and Maria @ninja.chickens.
Fiber folk 2: I was first introduced to our next guest via Instagram through a friend nearly two years ago and I remember being amazed by her thoughtfulness in what she made for herself and her family, as well as for a community she was building in Australia, The Craft Sessions. Felicia has been on incredible journey, one that has led her to some amazing discoveries in mindful making. You can find her at thecraftsessions.com and on Instagram @thecraftsessions.
Giveaway: The winner of last week's giveaway, is @dawnincali! You've won a skein of both Moeke Yarns Elena and Stela. Congratulations!
This week we're giving away a $25 gift certificate to our first guests shop, Fringe Supply Co. Karen has put together such a beautiful collection of tools and supplies, that I can only imagine it will be hard to pick just what to get! To enter this giveaway, leave a comment below.
Next week we'll be starting our February Woolful knit-along, the Little Woolens Prairie Grass Hat. You can find kits that include both the knit along pattern and Cormo yarn at woolfulmercantile.com, or you are always welcome to use your own favorite yarn and grab the pattern on Ravelry. You can find more information on this knit along in our Woolful Ravelry group.
Music by Jónsi.
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Hello friends,
Today my post is about my exploration of Calgary's fall! It is my first time living in Calgary during the fall so I obviously need to explore where to find the best pictures! Now let me take you through my Sunday …
It started out good, I slept in until around 8 (which is very nice considering I get up at 5:30 or 6:30 am throughout the week) and then I got straight to work! I baked and then cleaned and did laundry. Went to Costco and then I had to wait around at home for someone to stop by and pick something up. Then I went to Superstore for the rest of my groceries, got home, and cooked a few meals for the upcoming week. By the time I was finished with all that it was almost 5 o'clock!
However, once all of that was done I decided I needed to head out to get some fall pictures seeing as half the leaves are already gone!! (Edit: it also snowed today! So I am very happy I went haha) I decided to go to Nose Hill Park in Calgary, but what I didn't realize was that it closed ten minutes after I got there! And that I had to go on a hike to get any good pictures, which I was not prepared for nor had the energy for. So long story short, my first stop was a fail!
Then I decided to go to Crescent Heights because we were there at new years and I remembered it having a good view of the city and boy was I right! This entire street gives you a stunning view of Calgary as well as the river and trees that surround it. I was soo happy I chose to go there next! Here are some pictures from my hour or so there, I will have another post with more!
I know they kind of all look similar, but if you're into photography you can appreciate the little differences!
I hope you enjoyed the fall colours of these pictures! I love catching the leaves changing. Do you like going exploring in the fall to see how the scenery around you changes? Let me know in the comments below!
Until next time,


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Scientology Sea Org Expanded Dianetics Lectures
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- July 13, 2008
The ZIP file presents various lectures from the Scientology "Expanded Dianetics" set.
- 7203C30 SO XDN-1I Expanded Dianetics
- 7204C7A SO XDN-2I Expanded Dianetics and Word Clearing
- 7204C7B SO XDN-3I Auditor Administration
- 7204C7C SO XDN-4I Illness Breakthrough
The existence of these lectures has allegedly been denied repeatedly by Scientology in various court cases.
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This tape has been branded confidential by the flag audio unit of the flagship Apollo and is available only to Sea Organization members.
It is a confidential audio lecture by L Ron Hubbard aboard the flagship Apollo in which Hubbard discusses in great detail how Dianetics can cure every illness known to man


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Today's featured home screen from reader Acercenia is big on color, weather information, and hiding everything else.
Jailbroken iPhone users can get this home screen with a few simple ingredients:
A modified version of the LS Frost theme with this wallpaper
"Fake Carrier" available on Cydia, to replace the carrier logo
"Clock Hide", available on Cydia, to hide the default clock
Replacing the "Slide to Unlock" PNG files with transparent files (though this can also be done with LockMS from Cydia and the Ios4 NoSlider theme, which you'll have to Google for).
You can find more details on how to get the setup on the LS Frost page at MacThemes, as well as Acercenia's Flickr entry for this home screen.
Do you have an awesome, tweaked-into-oblivion home or lock screen of your own that you'd like to share? Go ahead and post it on the #homescreenshowcase forum with a description of how you made it and it may be the next featured home screen.
The Rainbow Lighter Home Screen | #homescreenshowcase
You can contact Whitson Gordon, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.


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• flummox •
Pronunciation: flê-mêks • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: To confuse, befuddle, addle to the point of frustration.
Notes: This funny word might have passed unnoticed in the broader English-speaking world had it not become ensconced in the vocabularies of reporters. Its spelling has fluctuated between the one you see above, flummux, and flummocks, a spelling reflected in the adjective, flummocky "confused, bewildered". The adjective seems to be the only derivational relative.
In Play: Life today is getting so complicated, people find themselves flummoxed more and more frequently: "When Matt Tremony asked June McBride to marry him, he was flummoxed by her response that she would, but only if he would sign a prenuptial agreement giving her all his money in case of divorce." As work becomes more complicated, opportunities for today's Good Word multiply: "The responsibilities of his new job were so far above Newton's head that he was flummoxed at the outset and lasted only a month in the new position."
Word History: Flummox comes to us from the dialectal recesses of Merry Old and reached London around the 1830s. Dickens wrote in the Pickwick Papers (1837) "He'll be what the Italians call reg'larly flummoxed." Well, what the Dickens was Dickens thinking? He must have been flummoxed by the origin of the word—it certainly didn't come from Italian. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the granddaddy of all English dictionaries, it is probably of dialectal origin. It most likely comes from flummocks "to maul, mangle," flummock "slovenly person," or flummock "to make untidy, to confuse, bewilder". How it got into the dialects of UK English, however, still has us all flummoxed. (We are so happy that Susan Lister was not flummoxed by what to do with this word, but sent it directly to us to share with you.)
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Do You Know How To Get To Intercourse PA.? How About Weippe, Idaho?
Everyone's heard of Hell, MI. and Intercourse, PA, but what's the weirdest-named town in here in our state? We have lots of Indian names for towns like my hometown of Nezperce, or Lapwai and Kamiah. I think one of the most unique names is Weippe


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Montreal, QC – The Montreal Impact and coach Jesse Marsch mutually agreed to part ways Saturday, just one week after expansion franchise wrapped up its first MLS season.
The 38-year-old Marsch led Montreal to a 12-16-6 record and seventh place in the Eastern Conference in his first season as a head coach. Despite the strong debut, the decision was "made mutually for the benefit of the club," Montreal president Joey Saputo said.
"While we had the same long-term objectives for this team," Saputo added, "we realized over the past few weeks that we did not share the same philosophy as how to get there."
"I had several discussions ... on how we could make it work and the conclusion was that this amicable split is the best solution for the club," Marsch said.
Marsch enjoyed a long playing career in MLS, starting in the first year of the league with D.C. United in 1996. He also played for D.C. in 1997, was with the Chicago Fire from 1998-2005, and with Chivas USA from 2006-09.
Montreal also announced goalie coach Preston Burpo physical preparation coach Adam Rotchstein will not return next year. The Impact retained assistants Mike Sorber, Denis Hamlett and Mauro Biello.


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Make Outbound Phone Calls with Java
Twilio is launching a new Console. Some screenshots on this page may show the Legacy Console and therefore may no longer be accurate. We are working to update all screenshots to reflect the new Console experience. Learn more about the new Console.
In this guide, we'll show you how to use Programmable Voice to make outbound phone calls from your Java applications. It's pretty easy - all you'll need is the Twilio library for Java, a voice-capable Twilio phone number, your Twilio account credentials, and five minutes to have a boatload of fun at your keyboard. Let's get started!
If you are sending SMS messages to the U.S. or Canada, before proceeding further please be aware of updated restrictions on the use of Toll-Free numbers for messaging, including TF numbers obtained by purchasing them. These restrictions do not apply to Voice or other uses outside of SMS messaging. Please click here for details.
In the Twilio console, search for and purchase an available phone number capable of making outbound calls. You'll use this phone number as the "From" phone number when you initiate an outbound call.
Retrieve your Twilio account credentials
First, you'll need to get your Twilio account credentials. They consist of your AccountSid and your Auth Token. They can be found on the home page of the console.
Make an outbound call
Now we're ready to make an outbound call using the Twilio Java library.
There are a few key parameters to drill into when making the outbound call.
- "From" - the voice-enabled Twilio phone number you added to your account earlier
- "To" - the person you'd like to call
- "Twiml" - Instructions in the form TwiML that explains what should happen when the other party picks up the phone
- "Url" - Optionally, instead of passing the
parameter, you can provide a Url that returns TwiML Voice instructions.
What is TwiML?
TwiML is the Twilio Markup Language, which is just to say that it's an XML document with special tags defined by Twilio to help you build your SMS and voice applications. TwiML is easier shown than explained. Here's some TwiML you might use to respond to an incoming phone call:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Say>Thanks for calling!</Say>
And here's some TwiML you might use to respond to an incoming SMS message:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Message>We got your message, thank you!</Message>
Every TwiML document will have the root <Response> element and within that can contain one or more verbs. Verbs are actions you'd like Twilio to take, such as <Say> a greeting to a caller, or send an SMS <Message> in reply to an incoming message. For a full reference on everything you can do with TwiML, refer to our TwiML API Reference.
Of course, the TwiML you use to make the outbound call doesn't need to be a static file like in this example. Server-side Java code that you control can dynamically render TwiML to use for the outbound call.
Where to next?
Great work! In a few lines of code, you've placed an outbound phone call from your Java code. If you're interested in learning more about building voice applications in Java, perhaps we could tempt you with a few tutorials? Tutorials walk through full sample applications that implement production Twilio use cases, like these:
- Automated phone surveys (Servlets, Spark, or Spring Framework samples)
- Anonymous phone calls (Servlets)
- Call tracking for lead attribution (Servlets)
Need some help?
We all do sometimes; code is hard. Get help now from our support team, or lean on the wisdom of the crowd by visiting Twilio's Stack Overflow Collective or browsing the Twilio tag on Stack Overflow.


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Net::LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
use Net::LDAP; $ldap = Net::LDAP->new( 'ldap.example.com' ) or die "$@"; $mesg = $ldap->bind; # anonymous bind $mesg->code and die $mesg->error; # check for errors $srch = $ldap->search( base => "c=US", # perform a search filter => "(&(sn=Barr)(o=Texas Instruments))" ); $srch->code and die $srch->error; # check for errors foreach $entry ($srch->entries) { $entry->dump; } $mesg = $ldap->unbind; # take down session $ldap = Net::LDAP->new( 'ldaps://ldap.example.com' ) or die "$@"; # simple bind with DN and password $mesg = $ldap->bind( 'cn=root, o=University of Michigan, c=us', password => 'secret' ); $mesg->code and die $mesg->error; # check for errors $result = $ldap->add( 'cn=Barbara Jensen, o=University of Michigan, c=US', attrs => [ cn => ['Barbara Jensen', 'Barbs Jensen'], sn => 'Jensen', mail => 'email@example.com', objectclass => ['top', 'person', 'organizationalPerson', 'inetOrgPerson' ], ] ); $result->code and warn "failed to add entry: ", $result->error; $mesg = $ldap->unbind; # take down session
Net::LDAP is a collection of modules that implements a LDAP services API for Perl programs. The module may be used to search directories or perform maintenance functions such as adding, deleting or modifying entries.
This document assumes that the reader has some knowledge of the LDAP protocol.
Creates a new Net::LDAP object and opens a connection to the named host.
HOST may be a host name or an IP address. TCP port may be specified after the host name followed by a colon (such as localhost:10389). The default TCP port for LDAP is 389.
You can also specify a URI, such as 'ldaps://127.0.0.1:666' or 'ldapi://%2fvar%2flib%2fldap_sock'. Note that '%2f's in the LDAPI socket path will be translated into '/'. This is to support LDAP query options like base, search etc. although the query part of the URI will be ignored in this context. If port was not specified in the URI, the default is either 389 or 636 for 'LDAP' and 'LDAPS' schemes respectively.
HOST may also be a reference to an array of hosts, host-port pairs or URIs to try. Each will be tried in order until a connection is made. Only when all have failed will the result of undef be returned.
Port to connect to on the remote server. May be overridden by HOST.
Connection scheme to use when not using an URI as HOST. (Default: ldap)
If given, set the socket's SO_KEEPALIVE option depending on the Boolean value of the option. (Default: use system default)
Failures in changing the socket's SO_KEEPALIVE option are ignored.
Timeout passed to IO::Socket when connecting the remote server. (Default: 120)
Will be passed to IO::Socket as the MultiHomed parameter when connecting to the remote server
Will be passed to IO::Socket as the LocalAddr parameter, which sets the client's IP address (as opposed to the server's IP address.)
Set the debug level. See the debug method for details.
Perform all operations asynchronously.
In synchronous mode, change what happens when an error is detected.
Net::LDAP will croak whenever an error is detected.
Net::LDAP will warn whenever an error is detected.
Net::LDAP will warn whenever an error is detected and -w is in effect. The method that was called will return undef.
Note this value is the string 'undef', not the undef value.
The given sub will be called in a scalar context with a single argument, the result message. The value returned will be the return value for the method that was called.
Set the protocol version being used (default is LDAPv3). This is useful if you want to talk to an old server and therefore have to use LDAPv2.
Use REGEX to denote the names of attributes that are to be considered binary in search results.
When this option is given, Net::LDAP converts all values of attributes not matching this REGEX into Perl UTF-8 strings so that the regular Perl operators (pattern matching, ...) can operate as one expects even on strings with international characters.
If this option is not given, attribute values are treated as byte strings.
Example: raw => qr/(?i:^jpegPhoto|;binary)/
Try to connect to the server using the specified IP protocol only, i.e. either IPv4 or IPv6. If the protocol selected is not supported, connecting will fail.
The default is to use any of the two protocols.
$ldap = Net::LDAP->new( 'remote.host', async => 1 );
LDAPS connections have some extra valid options, see the start_tls method for details. Note the default port for LDAPS is 636, and the default value for 'sslversion' is the value used as default by IO::Socket::SSL.
For LDAPI connections, HOST is actually the location of a UNIX domain socket to connect to. The default location is '/var/run/ldapi'.
Each of the following methods take as arguments some number of fixed parameters followed by options, these options are passed in a named fashion, for example
$mesg = $ldap->bind( "cn=me,o=example", password => "mypasswd");
The return value from these methods is an object derived from the Net::LDAP::Message class. The methods of this class allow you to examine the status of the request.
Abandon a previously issued request. ID may be a number or an object which is a sub-class of Net::LDAP::Message, returned from a previous method call.
See "CONTROLS" below
See "CALLBACKS" below
$res = $ldap->search( @search_args ); $mesg = $ldap->abandon( $res ); # This could be written as $res->abandon
Add a new entry to the directory. DN can be either a Net::LDAP::Entry object or a string.
VALUE should be a string if only a single value is wanted, or a reference to an array of strings if multiple values are wanted.
This argument is not used if DN is a Net::LDAP::Entry object.
# $entry is an object of class Net::LDAP::Entry $mesg = $ldap->add( $entry ); $mesg = $ldap->add( $dn, attrs => [ name => 'Graham Barr', attr => 'value1', attr => 'value2', multi => [qw(value1 value2)] ] );
Bind (log in) to the server. DN is the DN to bind with. An anonymous bind may be done by calling bind without any arguments.
Bind without any password. The value passed with this option is ignored.
Bind with the given password.
Bind using a SASL mechanism. The argument given should be a sub-class of Authen::SASL or an Authen::SASL client connection by calling client_new on an Authen::SASL object.
If passed an Authen::SASL object then client_new will be called to create a client connection object. The hostname passed by Net::LDAP to client_new can be set using the sasl_host option below. If this is not correct for your environment, consider calling client_new yourself and passing the client connection object as SASLOBJ.
When binding using SASL, allow the hostname used in the SASL communication to differ from the hostname connected to.
If SASLHOST evaluates to TRUE, then it is used as the SASL hostname.
If it evaluates to FALSE, then the value is determined by calling peerhost on the socket. In older versions of Net::LDAP this was the standard behaviour, but it turned out to cause more trouble than it fixed.
When the option is not given, the SASL host name used defaults to the host name / IP address taken from the HOST parameter when connecting.
$mesg = $ldap->bind; # Anonymous bind $mesg = $ldap->bind( $dn, password => $password ); # $sasl is an object of class Authen::SASL $mesg = $ldap->bind( $dn, sasl => $sasl, version => 3 );
Compare values in an attribute in the entry given by DN on the server. DN may be a string or a Net::LDAP::Entry object.
The name of the attribute to compare.
The value to compare with.
See "CONTROLS" below.
See "CALLBACKS" below.
$mesg = $ldap->compare( $dn, attr => 'cn', value => 'Graham Barr' );
Delete the entry given by DN from the server. DN may be a string or a Net::LDAP::Entry object.
$mesg = $ldap->delete( $dn );
Rename the entry given by DN on the server. DN may be a string or a Net::LDAP::Entry object.
This value should be a new RDN to assign to DN.
This option should be passed if the existing RDN is to be deleted.
If given this value should be the DN of the new superior for DN.
$mesg = $ldap->moddn( $dn, newrdn => 'cn=Graham Barr' );
Modify the contents of the entry given by DN on the server. DN may be a string or a Net::LDAP::Entry object.
Add more attributes or values to the entry. VALUE should be a string if only a single value is wanted in the attribute, or a reference to an array of strings if multiple values are wanted.
$mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, add => { description => 'List of members', # Add description attribute member => [ 'cn=member1,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com', # Add to attribute 'cn=member2,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com', ] } );
Delete complete attributes from the entry.
$mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, delete => ['member','description'] # Delete attributes );
Delete individual values from an attribute. VALUE should be a string if only a single value is being deleted from the attribute, or a reference to an array of strings if multiple values are being deleted.
If VALUE is a reference to an empty array or all existing values of the attribute are being deleted, then the attribute will be deleted from the entry.
$mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, delete => { description => 'List of members', member => [ 'cn=member1,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com', # Remove members 'cn=member2,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com', ], seeAlso => [], # Remove attribute } );
Replace any existing values in each given attribute with VALUE. VALUE should be a string if only a single value is wanted in the attribute, or a reference to an array of strings if multiple values are wanted. A reference to an empty array will remove the entire attribute. If the attribute does not already exist in the entry, it will be created.
$mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, replace => { description => 'New List of members', # Change the description member => [ # Replace whole list with these 'cn=member1,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com', 'cn=member2,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com', ], seeAlso => [], # Remove attribute } );
Atomically increment the existing value in each given attribute by the provided VALUE. The attributes need to have integer syntax, or be otherwise "incrementable". Note this will only work if the server advertises support for LDAP_FEATURE_MODIFY_INCREMENT. Use "supported_feature" in Net::LDAP::RootDSE to check this.
$mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, increment => { uidNumber => 1 # increment uidNumber by 1 } );
This is an alternative to add, delete, replace and increment where the whole operation can be given in a single argument. OP should be add, delete, replace or increment. VALUE should be either a string or a reference to an array of strings, as before.
Use this form if you want to control the order in which the operations will be performed.
$mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, changes => [ add => [ description => 'A description', member => $newMember, ], delete => [ seeAlso => [], ], add => [ anotherAttribute => $value, ], ] );
$mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, add => { sn => 'Barr' } ); $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, delete => [qw(faxNumber)] ); $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, delete => { 'telephoneNumber' => '911' } ); $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, replace => { 'mail' => 'email@example.com' } ); $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, changes => [ # add sn=Barr add => [ sn => 'Barr' ], # delete all fax numbers delete => [ faxNumber => []], # delete phone number 911 delete => [ telephoneNumber => ['911']], # change email address replace => [ mail => 'firstname.lastname@example.com'] ] );
Search the directory using a given filter. This can be used to read attributes from a single entry, from entries immediately below a particular entry, or a whole subtree of entries.
The result is an object of class Net::LDAP::Search.
The DN that is the base object entry relative to which the search is to be performed.
By default the search is performed on the whole tree below the specified base object. This maybe changed by specifying a scope parameter with one of the following values:
Search only the base object.
Search the entries immediately below the base object.
Search the whole tree below (and including) the base object. This is the default.
Search the whole subtree below the base object, excluding the base object itself.
Note: children scope requires LDAPv3 subordinate feature extension.
By default aliases are dereferenced to locate the base object for the search, but not when searching subordinates of the base object. This may be changed by specifying a deref parameter with one of the following values:
Do not dereference aliases in searching or in locating the base object of the search.
Dereference aliases in subordinates of the base object in searching, but not in locating the base object of the search.
Dereference aliases in locating the base object of the search, but not when searching subordinates of the base object. This is the default.
Dereference aliases both in searching and in locating the base object of the search.
A sizelimit that restricts the maximum number of entries to be returned as a result of the search. A value of 0, and the default, means that no restriction is requested. Servers may enforce a maximum number of entries to return.
A timelimit that restricts the maximum time (in seconds) allowed for a search. A value of 0 (the default), means that no timelimit will be requested.
Only attribute types (no values) should be returned. Normally attribute types and values are returned.
A filter that defines the conditions an entry in the directory must meet in order for it to be returned by the search. This may be a string or a Net::LDAP::Filter object. Values inside filters may need to be escaped to avoid security problems; see Net::LDAP::Filter for a definition of the filter format, including the escaping rules.
A list of attributes to be returned for each entry that matches the search filter.
If not specified, then the server will return the attributes that are specified as accessible by default given your bind credentials.
Certain additional attributes such as "createTimestamp" and other operational attributes may also be available for the asking:
$mesg = $ldap->search( ... , attrs => ['createTimestamp'] );
To retrieve the default attributes and additional ones, use '*'.
$mesg = $ldap->search( ... , attrs => ['*', 'createTimestamp'] );
To retrieve no attributes (the server only returns the DNs of matching entries), use '1.1':
$mesg = $ldap->search( ... , attrs => ['1.1'] );
The value provided here overwrites the value inherited from the constructor.
$mesg = $ldap->search( base => $base_dn, scope => 'sub', filter => '(|(objectclass=rfc822mailgroup)(sn=jones))' ); Net::LDAP::LDIF->new( \*STDOUT,"w" )->write( $mesg->entries );
Calling this method will convert the existing connection to using Transport Layer Security (TLS), which provides an encrypted connection. This is only possible if the connection uses LDAPv3, and requires that the server advertises support for LDAP_EXTENSION_START_TLS. Use "supported_extension" in Net::LDAP::RootDSE to check this.
How to verify the server's certificate:
The server may provide a certificate but it will not be checked - this may mean you are be connected to the wrong server
Verify only when the server offers a certificate
The server must provide a certificate, and it must be valid.
If you set verify to optional or require, you must also set either cafile or capath. The most secure option is require.
This defines the version of the SSL/TLS protocol to use. Default is to use the value that IO::Socket::SSL uses as default.
See "SSL_version" in IO::Socket::SSL for more details.
Allow changing the server name to use in certificate hostname verification in case the target hostname does not match the LDAP server's certificate. If not given it defaults to the name of the HOST connected to.
See "SSL_verifycn_name" in IO::Socket::SSL for more details.
Specify which subset of cipher suites are permissible for this connection, using the standard OpenSSL string format. The default behavior is to keep the decision on the underlying cryptographic library.
If you want to use the client to offer a certificate to the server for SSL authentication (which is not the same as for the LDAP Bind operation) then set clientcert to the user's certificate file, and clientkey to the user's private key file. These files must be in PEM format.
If the private key is encrypted (highly recommended) then keydecrypt should be a subroutine that returns the decrypting key. For example:
$ldap = Net::LDAP->new( 'myhost.example.com', version => 3 ); $mesg = $ldap->start_tls( verify => 'require', clientcert => 'mycert.pem', clientkey => 'mykey.pem', keydecrypt => sub { 'secret'; }, capath => '/usr/local/cacerts/' );
When verifying the server's certificate, either set capath to the pathname of the directory containing CA certificates, or set cafile to the filename containing the certificate of the CA who signed the server's certificate. These certificates must all be in PEM format.
The directory in 'capath' must contain certificates named using the hash value of the certificates' subject names. To generate these names, use OpenSSL like this in Unix:
ln -s cacert.pem `openssl x509 -hash -noout < cacert.pem`.0
(assuming that the certificate of the CA is in cacert.pem.)
If capath has been configured, then it will also be searched for certificate revocation lists (CRLs) when verifying the server's certificate. The CRLs' names must follow the form hash.rnum where hash is the hash over the issuer's DN and num is a number starting with 0.
See "SSL_check_crl" in IO::Socket::SSL for further information.
The unbind method does not take any parameters and will unbind you from the server. Some servers may allow you to re-bind or perform other operations after unbinding. If you wish to switch to another set of credentials while continuing to use the same connection, re-binding with another DN and password, without unbind-ing, will generally work.
$mesg = $ldap->unbind;
Convenience alias for unbind(), named after the clean-up method of Net::LDAP::LDIF.
The following methods are for convenience, and do not return Net::LDAP::Message objects.
If VALUE is given the async mode will be set. The previous value will be returned. The value is true if LDAP operations are being performed asynchronously.
Returns an X509_Certificate object containing the server's certificate. See the IO::Socket::SSL documentation for information about this class.
For example, to get the subject name (in a peculiar OpenSSL-specific format, different from RFC 1779 and RFC 4514) from the server's certificate, do this:
print "Subject DN: " . $ldaps->certificate->subject_name . "\n";
Returns the cipher mode being used by the connection, in the string format used by OpenSSL.
If VALUE is given the debug bit-value will be set. The previous value will be returned. Debug output will be sent to STDERR. The bits of this value are:
1 Show outgoing packets (using asn_hexdump). 2 Show incoming packets (using asn_hexdump). 4 Show outgoing packets (using asn_dump). 8 Show incoming packets (using asn_dump).
The default value is 0.
Disconnect from the server
The root_dse method retrieves cached information from the server's rootDSE.
A reference to a list of attributes to be returned. If not specified, then the following attributes will be requested
subschemaSubentry namingContexts altServer supportedExtension supportedFeatures supportedControl supportedSASLMechanisms supportedLDAPVersion
The result is an object of class Net::LDAP::RootDSE.
my $root = $ldap->root_dse; # get naming Context $root->get_value( 'namingContexts', asref => 1 ); # get supported LDAP versions $root->supported_version;
As the root DSE may change in certain circumstances - for instance when you change the connection using start_tls - you should always use the root_dse method to return the most up-to-date copy of the root DSE.
Read schema information from the server.
The result is an object of class Net::LDAP::Schema. Read this documentation for further information about methods that can be performed with this object.
If a DN is supplied, it will become the base object entry from which the search for schema information will be conducted. If no DN is supplied the base object entry will be determined from the rootDSE entry.
my $schema = $ldap->schema; # get objectClasses @ocs = $schema->all_objectclasses; # Get the attributes @atts = $schema->all_attributes;
Returns the Authen::SASL object associated with the LDAP object, or undef if there isn't.
Returns the underlying socket object being used.
The exact object type returned depends on whether SASL layers are established. Without SASL layers the result is always an IO::Socket object; with SASL layers the outcome depends on the options given:
This option is only relevant if SASL layers are established.
If it it missing or if is set to a TRUE value, then the SASL layer handle is returned. Depending on the SASL library used, the object returned is not necessarily an IO::Socket object.
If it exists, but is set to a value evaluating to FALSE, then the base IO::Socket object underneath the SASL layer is returned.
Returns the host to which the connection was established. For LDAPI connections the socket path is returned.
Returns the port connected to or undef in case of LDAPI connections.
Returns the URI connected to.
As the value returned is that element of the constructor's HOST argument with which the connection was established this may or may not be a legal URI.
Returns the scheme of the connection. One of ldap, ldaps or ldapi.
Wait for a given MESG request to be completed by the server. If no MESG is given, then wait for all outstanding requests to be completed.
Returns an error code defined in Net::LDAP::Constant.
Process any messages that the server has sent, but do not block. If MESG is specified then return as soon as MESG has been processed.
Returns the version of the LDAP protocol that is being used.
Many of the methods described above accept a control option. This allows the user to pass controls to the server as described in LDAPv3.
A control is a reference to a HASH and should contain the three elements below. If any of the controls are blessed then the method to_asn will be called which should return a reference to a HASH containing the three elements described below.
For most purposes Net::LDAP::Control objects are the easiest way to generate controls.
This element must be present and is the name of the type of control being requested.
critical is optional and should be a Boolean value, if it is not specified then it is assumed to be false.
If the control being requested requires a value then this element should hold the value for the server.
Most of the above commands accept a callback option. This option should be a reference to a subroutine. This subroutine will be called for each packet received from the server as a response to the request sent.
When the subroutine is called the first argument will be the Net::LDAP::Message object which was returned from the method.
If the request is a search then multiple packets can be received from the server. Each entry is received as a separate packet. For each of these the subroutine will be called with a Net::LDAP::Entry object as the second argument.
During a search the server may also send a list of references. When such a list is received then the subroutine will be called with a Net::LDAP::Reference object as the second argument.
Net::LDAP also exports constants for the error codes that can be received from the server, see Net::LDAP::Constant.
Net::LDAP::Constant, Net::LDAP::Control, Net::LDAP::Entry, Net::LDAP::Filter, Net::LDAP::Message, Net::LDAP::Reference, Net::LDAP::Search, Net::LDAP::RFC
The homepage for the perl-ldap modules can be found at http://ldap.perl.org/.
This document is based on a document originally written by Russell Fulton <firstname.lastname@example.com>.
Chris Ridd <email@example.com> for the many hours spent testing and contribution of the ldap* command line utilities.
A discussion mailing list is hosted by the Perl Foundation at <email@example.com> No subscription is necessary!
We hope you do not find any, but if you do please report them to the mailing list.
If you have a patch, please send it as an attachment to the mailing list.
Graham Barr <email@example.com>
Copyright (c) 1997-2004 Graham Barr. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
To install Net::LDAP, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm Net::LDAP
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Net::LDAP
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.


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Not Your Usual Trends
It's great to see Time magazine present some trends that are not obvious, well-worn, are already over. They take a chance in this list of "10 Ideas Changing The World Right Now." The line up includes not your usual suspects. With any list like this, there is no telling which are likely, but they are at least plausible. Two extra points for a positive African scenario. The ten trends are featured in the pic below; details at the link.


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Sherri Shepherd cares about Black people. "The View" co-host and comedienne doesn't want to see diabetes, which affects Blacks and Hispanics in disproportionate numbers, become your reality. So she's penned a new book "Plan D: How to Lose Weight and Beat Diabetes (Even If You Don't Have It)." She says that after being diagnosed with diabetes herself in 2007.
"I wrote the book because I was diagnosed with diabetes a couple of weeks before I started "The View," she told the Tom Joyner Morning Show. "When I started "The View," I was 197 pounds. I had the vision of [her son] Jeffrey being here without me to raise him and I thought I gotta change my life.
My mom passed away at 41 from complications of diabetes. And I said I cannot not be here and leave my son. You know, I had a divorce because of an extramarital affair, and I'll be damned if another woman is raising my child. I just had to change my life, my eating, exercise look at food a different way and lost weight."
While she says sweets and taffy apples in particular were her weakness, she's learned to curb those impulses to continue leading a healthy life.
"I like sweets. I love taffy apples. But you have to find alternatives. I do apples, organic peanut butter and walnuts that's my sweet. The food that I love I send to other people. They can eat it. I live vicariously through everybody else."
Shepherd lost 40 pounds in over a year. Although she put back on 10, she says she keeps the weight down with eating habits and exercising regularly by going to boot camp and spinning.
Sherri Shepherd Wants You to Live was originally published on blackamericaweb.com


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Meteorologist fired after responding to viewer who didn't like her hair
Oh, no they didn't! I had to do a double take earlier today after I read about a black TV meteorologist in Shreveport, La., who got fired for responding to a racial remark on Facebook. Guess what sparked the fateful email? The TV personality's closely-cropped natural hairstyle.Unbelievable, right? Here's what Richard Prince's Journal-isms' reported about the social media discussion that led to Rhonda Lee's losing her job:
Oh, no they didn't!
I had to do a double take earlier today after I read about a black TV meteorologist in Shreveport, La., who got fired for responding to a racial remark on Facebook.
Guess what sparked the fateful email?
The TV personality's closely-cropped natural hairstyle.
Unbelievable, right? Here's what Richard Prince's Journal-isms' reported about the social media discussion that led to Rhonda Lee's losing her job:
"On Oct. 1, a viewer identified as Emmitt Vascocu wrote, 'the black lady that does the news is a very nice lady.the only thing is she needs to wear a wig or grow some more hair. im not sure if she is a cancer patient. but still its not something myself that i think looks good on tv. what about letting someone a male have waist long hair do the news.what about that (cq).'
Lee replied the same day, 'Hello Emmitt--I am the 'black lady' to which you are referring. I'm sorry you don't like my ethnic hair. And no I don't have cancer. I'm a non-smoking, 5'3, 121 lbs, 25 mile a week running, 37.5 year old woman, and I'm in perfectly healthy physical condition.
I am very proud of my African-American ancestry which includes my hair. For your edification: traditionally our hair doesn't grow downward. It grows upward. Many Black women use strong straightening agents in order to achieve a more European grade of hair and that is their choice. However in my case I don't find it necessary. I'm very proud of who I am and the standard of beauty I display. Women come in all shapes, sizes, nationalities, and levels of beauty. Showing little girls that being comfortable in the skin and HAIR God gave me is my contribution to society. Little girls (and boys for that matter) need to see that what you look like isn't a reason to not achieve their goals.
Conforming to one standard isn't what being American is about and I hope you can embrace that. Thank you for your comment and have a great weekend and thank for watching.
Vascocu replied that Lee was right to be proud of who she is and that he is not a racist, but ". . . this world has . . . certain standerd (cq). if youve come from a world of being poor are you going to dress in rags?. . .'"
C'mon now. Even if Lee violated her company's social media policy, an exception should be made in this instance. As someone who's been there, it's hard to sit back and let people criticize you because of what grows out of your head naturally.
We've come a long way from the days when black women in corporate America were afraid to wear their hair braided or in a short afro for fear of hurting their careers. Although most black women on TV news, still favor straight styles, every so often you'll see someone rocking a 'fro or maybe long braids the way Melissa Harris-Perry does on MSNBC. You'd probably see even more if TV personalities weren't so scared of getting the kind of negative attention that Lee got.
"It's ridiculous that the simple act of wearing your hair the way it grows from your scalp can not only solicit negative commentary, but the stereotypes that the person is 'rebellious', 'sick', 'depressed', etc.," said Nicki Walton, founder of curlynikki.com, a site helps black women learn how to deal with their in its natural state.
"For the textured woman conforming to a straight hair beauty ideal, hair becomes the center of one's agenda," continued Walton who's also the author of "Better than Good Hair" (Harper Collins, 2013). "She was serving as a powerful role model to young (and old) Black women because the more these positive images are seen in our everyday lives, at work on TV, etc., the more it will become mainstream. "
Walton's right. This was a teachable moment. Personally, I think Lee responded well given the level of ignorance that the viewer spouted. Something tells me that in the days ahead, the former KTBS employee is going to get a lot of time to share more of her views on this subject.


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Introduced in the 1960s, oral contraceptives have been used by about 80 percent of women in the United States at some point in their lives. For women without pre-existing risks for heart disease, the early formulations were generally safe, and the newer ones appear to be even safer, but all the risks and benefits are yet to be established, especially as women's lifestyles change and new forms of contraceptives become available, according to specialists in women's heart disease at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
"As women use these therapies more frequently and for longer periods of time, there is an urgent need to better understand and minimize associated cardiovascular risks," said C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., director of the Women's Heart Center and the Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiac Center at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute. She is senior author of an article in the Jan. 20, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that provides an overview of the known cardiovascular risks and benefits of hormonal contraceptives while pointing out areas that require further research.
Reproductive hormones affect the tone and function of blood vessels as well as lipid (fat) levels in the blood. Low estrogen levels have been found to increase risk of coronary atherosclerosis (thickening and hardening of artery walls) and "adverse cardiac events," such as heart attacks and strokes. But the use of supplemental estrogen in hormone replacement therapy has been linked to an elevated risk of blood clots that can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
"Health care providers must evaluate each woman's risk factors, especially those related to cardiovascular health, prior to starting any contraceptive therapy. Although pre-menopausal women have a much lower risk of cardiovascular disease, routine screening for potential problems and follow-up is important," said Chrisandra L. Shufelt, M.D., assistant director of the Women's Heart Center at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and co-author of the journal article.
The earlier contraceptives used higher levels of estrogen than the newer formulations, which are now available not only in pill form but in patches and vaginal rings. The newer formulations use lower doses of estrogen, which is safer in terms of lowering the risk of blood clots, and they tend to use a progestin, a synthetic version of progesterone that is not likely to raise blood pressure and may even slightly reduce it, according to Bairey Merz, who holds the Women's Guild Endowed Chair in Women's Health and is a professor of medicine at Cedars-Sinai.
Since 2000, death rates have increased in women between the ages of 35 and 44, while all other age groups have seen a decline. Among factors that may be contributing to the rise are increases in obesity and smoking, a decline in physical activity at this time in life, and a significant increase in the use of oral contraceptives.
Women at high risk for cardiovascular problems, especially those who smoke, should consider alternative forms of contraception. Those with other cardiac risk factors, such as hypertension or elevated cholesterol, can consider using hormonal contraceptives if they are carefully monitored by their health care provider, Bairey Merz said.
Any woman considering the use of contraceptives should be evaluated for cholesterol levels, blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, kidney problems, obesity and other vascular diseases, including migraines. Healthy, nonsmoking women who are 35 or older can continue taking a low dose oral contraceptive until 50 to 55 years after reviewing the risks and benefits.
This study was supported by grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Center for Research Resources, the Gustavus and Louis Pfeiffer Research Foundation, the Women's Guild of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Edythe L. Broad Women's Heart Research Fellowship, and the Barbra Streisand Women's Cardiovascular Research and Education Program at Cedars-Sinai.
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Kiva Innovations: Expanding clean water access the right way
November 27, 2012By: Rebekah Chang
Over the last few decades, foreign aid projects have become beholden to ever-growing networks of stakeholders.
Today, most of these projects come with elaborate incentive structures for development workers to meet the demands of governments, corporations, private foundations, the list goes on. Too often, though, it doesn't include the people that are actually being served. And as a result, the success or failure of a product or program is often defined by its capacity to meet these standards instead of its ability to actually serve the needs of the poor.
Nowhere is this paradigm more evident than in the thousands of failed clean water projects littering many developing countries. So often, organizations with benevolent intentions have entered local communities to install equipment that has since broken down and never been repaired. In many cases, the equipment wasn't even being used in the first place.
One example of a group that didn't get it quite right was PlayPumps International. When PlayPumps first emerged, it was a big hit in the development community. The idea seemed ingenious: allow kids to have fun at a merry-go-round, which would generate energy to pump water from underground into a water tower.
But these systems failed for a number of reasons. They were installed in areas where older women would be forced to spin the merry-go-rounds because there weren't many children around. Local communities weren't consulted before they were installed. And repairs were implemented very slowly. They ultimately closed their doors in 2010.
At Kiva, awareness of failed water products gives us all the more impetus to get it right. First and foremost, we begin by confirming that there's a need for the product. This means that our Field Partners are working in contexts where access to clean water is a challenge, either due to unclean water sources or recontamination when transporting or storing water. In places where local communities don't have access to clean water, one of the main health indicators is a relatively high mortality rate of children under the age of five from diarrheal diseases.
Additionally, we strive to ensure that the products we propose to finance are actually in demand by the poor and will be used. Products need to be affordable for households or communities. An important component of many of the products we help support is that they are eventually able to pay for themselves (through savings from no longer having to buy fuel to boil water, for example). Given this criteria, loans have the potential to be a valuable means of financing potential product solutions.
Other major challenges that we seek to address include distribution, training and repairs. Partners need to have in place a distribution strategy to effectively reach the rural and/or urban poor at low costs. Distributors and consumers need to be properly trained on the usage and maintenance of the products, and repairs and warranties are also factors we keep in mind as we evaluate partners' business models.
In terms of the products themselves, there now exists a wide range of relatively inexpensive water treatment technologies. These include batch disinfectants, such as the Proctor & Gamble PUR sachets and Aquatabs, optimized solar water disinfection (SODIS) technology, which uses solar UV rays and plastic bottles, solar pasteurization, disinfectant resin, liquid chlorine bleach injection, chlorine tablet dispensers, and filter systems. You can find more info on these technologies here.
We work with partners that identify the technologies that are most useful and scalable in their contexts. One upcoming partner in Kenya focuses on technologies that are already commonly used in their target areas: spring protection and chlorine treatment. And our new Field Partner in Indonesia, Nazava Water Filters, has identified water filter candles made up of silver, ceramic and carbon as an effective method of providing water disinfectant services. The silver inhibits the growth of micro-organisms and keeps the filter sterile, the ceramic has small pores to filter out parasites, fungi and other micro-organisms, and the activated carbon reduces smells, tastes and chemicals like chloride.
In Indonesia, the need for water treatment products is pressing. Almost all water sources available to households provide water that needs to be treated. In rural areas, 95% of people boil their drinking water. Additionally, it's estimated that Indonesian households spend around 8% of their income on drinking water. Nazava has shown that their products work (see more here), and their sales history shows that they are both affordable and in demand by Indonesian households.
We're excited to be partnering with Nazava Water Filters to provide financing for resellers. Nazava currently has around 40 resellers in over 30 cities throughout Indonesia, but it lacks the finances to scale up its businesses. With Kiva lenders' capital, Nazava resellers will be able to purchase more goods at a time and save on shipping and other costs.
Designing effective, affordable water treatment solutions for the poor isn't easy, but Kiva wants to help support the entrepreneurs who are already doing it well!
Rebekah Chang is an intern for Kiva's Strategic Initiatives team, looking for new partners and loan products to extend opportunities and access to more people around the world. Rebekah has an M.A. in Development Economics and Conflict Management from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Send her your feedback on this blog series at email@example.com .
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WASHINGTON — With his five-year term drawing to a close, Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan notified President Obama today that he plans to leave office on August 14. "Through two Administrations and under three Secretaries of the Treasury, I have had the great honor of serving as the 29th Comptroller of the Currency," he said in his letter to the President.
Mr. Dugan noted that the banking system had strengthened considerably since the worst days of the economic crisis, when its very viability seemed in question. Now, he said, the condition of the national banking system is much, much improved, with credit trends getting better in a number of areas. He added that it now seems likely that failed and failing national banks will be resolved without taxpayer losses, and that it seems equally likely that the government will earn a substantial profit from the extraordinary temporary assistance that it provided to national banks during the crisis. And, he said, "while the financial system continues to face significant challenges, national banks have stabilized, confidence has improved markedly, and institutions are now in a much stronger position to help fund economic recovery."
This resilience of the national banking system is partly the result of the "unstinting efforts of the men and women of the OCC," he added. "Their exclusive focus on supervision; their abundant talent, expertise, and judgment; and their dedication to their jobs and the OCC's mission have all served the nation exceptionally well during this intensely stressful period." He said he was "deeply fortunate to have been able to rely on them" during his term of service.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the oldest regulatory agency in the federal government, having been established during the Administration of President Lincoln in 1863. Mr. Dugan said its mission "is straightforward and vitally important: to regulate and supervise nationally chartered banks to ensure both their safety and soundness and their compliance with laws enacted to protect bank customers."
The national banking system consists of over 1,500 community and mid-size banks and federal branches operating in all parts of the country, as well as the nation's very largest banks. Together they hold over 60 percent of the nation's banking and thrift assets.
As Comptroller, Mr. Dugan has been a director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and NeighborWorks® America. His international service has included membership on the Basel Committee on Bank Supervision and the Financial Stability Board, and for two years he was Chairman of the Joint Forum, a body of senior financial sector regulators from the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Australia that addresses regulatory issues common to the banking, securities, and insurance sectors.
Before becoming Comptroller, Mr. Dugan was a partner in the law firm of Covington & Burling. Prior to that, he served as Assistant Treasury Secretary for Domestic Finance and as Minority General Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Michigan.
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. Very strong commitment towards values, family or your habits. You are sensitive, intuitive, responsive and reassuring. Loving life and its pleasures allows you to enjoy every moment.
This life number will make you aspire towards harmony, balance and remove yourself from conflict or tensions of any kind. Both rational and irrational, you alternate between two worlds constantly, which makes you sometimes subject to mood swings.
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In fact, you are particularly sensitive to environments in which you work or the people who surround you. Similarly you tend to doubt yourself at all times.
Generous and always open or ready to listen. To be of service or give advice feels good.
Ctrust meaning related to work
This figure makes you work as a team, in pairs.
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Suitable occupations: secretary, executive assistant, assistant director, health care assistance, official, advisor marital or conjugal relationship, financial advisor, psychologist in a specialized centre or in a school, negotiator, saleswoman, associated in a case.
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Ctrust meaning on a financial level
You are a great manager and you know how to relate to others on a personal level.
Meaning you have good instincts to grow your money. Small savings are still savings in your book, yet that doesn't make you stingy either. Generous by nature you in fact like to please others. Moreover it is not uncommon that you think more about others than yourself! Even though your financial journey is fluctuating, it is never dramatic, because you always know how to bring balance to those situations.
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Name Ctrust meaning of letter C. Strong and courageous you are a person who is not easily discouraged. The letter C is said to be cheerful, strong and determined. Staying still for long is not ideal, because you love to move around. Your creativity can shine bright when you use your inner strength and knowledge. Usually curious you like to learn new things. This is partly caused by your restless spirit.
Name Ctrust meaning of letter T. Very mystical and mysterious people. Old souls that posses great wisdom and insight. Mostly cautious or a little reserved when getting to know new people. They do not like solitude but consider it necessary for clarity. This usually results in hobbies such as reading or listening to music. They do not talk unless they have something important to say. The silent and enigmatic type.
Name Ctrust meaning of letter R. A fast thinker who can easily come up with solutions for everything. With a never resting mind you often find it hard to slow down and think less. Because you are always devising or inventing something new. Meditation would work best to calm down your mind and lessen the nervous tensions. Ideas come to you when you least expect them. Making new friend and holding on to current ones has always been easy for you. That is because of your open and affectionate character.
Name Ctrust meaning of letter U. You love special food, drinks, clothing and an exquisite lifestyle. On a certain level there exists an inner conflict inside you. Always wondering if you should give in to temptations or not. Usually materially well off to allow a higher level life style. Consistently creating new options for your career and social influence. There is a desire for luxury yet at the same time you feel guilty. That guilt is related to not doing enough charity work and allowing yourself too much. So it is a constant battle.
Name Ctrust meaning of letter S. Down to earth people who have their feet on the ground. They are practical and live an organized life. You can often find them cleaning at home or trying to bring more order to their life. Taking life as it is by not trying to fight reality. Instead they make objective decisions and learn from mistakes to not repeat the same ones again. Never ones to waste time by complaining about hardships. Finding the positive in every situation is one of their gifts.
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Love holds an important place in your life and as the saying goes you cannot live without it.
Thus love holds a special meaning and commitment in your life. You aspire to live as a couple, to develop a sincere relationship that is built on a solid foundation. So you desire to share your life in marriage and all projects arising.
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Your emotional path is sometimes long to be put in place because you don't choose lightly, but once you found what is right you will not let go.
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An extrovert who is always good company for others. Friendships hold great importance for you. Loyalty is something essential in your relationships with others. In fact you offer and desire support and being listened to from those close to you.
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